Giovanni Piccolomo
Giovanni Piccolomo (born 4 April 1994 in São Paulo), simply known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cruzeiro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Piccolomo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sorocaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Corinthians | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → São Bento (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tigres do Brasil (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → São Bento (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2017 | Náutico | 21 | (2) |
| 2018 | Goiás | 33 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Coritiba | 44 | (4) |
| 2020– | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil U20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 24 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Giovanni was on the squad of Corinthians in the 2012 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He was also part of the squad who won the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and 2013 Campeonato Paulista. Whilst under contract with Corinthians, he was loaned out several times. Firstly, to Ponte Preta in June 2013 for 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[1] Then to Portuguesa in 2014 for 2014 Campeonato Paulista, where he stayed only two months before returning to Corinthians.[2] In 2015 he appeared at first for São Bento in 2015 Campeonato Paulista, and then for Athletico Paranaense in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3][4] For the last 6 months of his Corinthians contract he was loaned to Tigres do Brasil and played in 2016 Campeonato Carioca.[5]
With his Corinthians contract over, Giovanni signed for a second time with São Bento in July 2016, agreeing a contract until the end of the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[6] He played in six of the second phase games, scoring twice, helping São Bento gained promotion and agreeing to stay at the club in 2017.[7]
In May 2017, Giovanni joined Náutico to play in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[8] After playing 21 times he asked for contract to be terminated. According to his manager this was due to personal problems, but Giovanni himself blamed lack of payment of wages.[9][10]
In December 2017 he signed for Goiás.[11] His 33 appearances and 5 goals helped the club win promotion from 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, but a new contract could not be agreed and he signed for Coritiba in January 2019.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 June 2019.
| Club | Season | National League | State League | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | Série A | — | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa (loan) | 2014 | Paulista | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| São Bento (loan) | 2015 | Paulista | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 2015 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tigres do Brasil (loan) | 2016 | Carioca | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| São Bento (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| São Bento | 2017 | Paulista | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Náutico | 2017 | Série B | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Goiás | 2018 | Série B | 33 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 7 | ||
| Coritiba | 2019 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 92 | 10 | 72 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 19 | ||
- Appearances in 2013 Copa Sudamericana.
References
- "Giovanni chega à Ponte Preta e se junta ao elenco para intertemporada" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 June 2013.
- "Lusa devolve três jogadores ao Timão, que devem ser emprestados" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 February 2014.
- "Com cinco remanescentes, São Bento apresenta 18 atletas para o Paulistão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 November 2014.
- "Meia Giovanni, cria do Corinthians, é emprestado ao Atlético-PR" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 May 2015.
- "Giovanni está de volta ao São Bento" (in Portuguese). Toque de Primeira. 13 July 2016.
- "São Bento acerta retorno de Giovanni Piccolomo para a 2ª fase da Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 July 2016.
- "Cinco jogadores já treinam no São Bento, que anuncia mais um reforço" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2016.
- "Condição física dos novatos do Náutico será avaliada; Giovanni requer atenção" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 June 2017.
- "Giovanni solicita desligamento e deixa elenco profissional do Náutico" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 October 2017.
- "Giovanni revela ter deixado Náutico por atrasos e dificuldade financeira" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 November 2017.
- "Goiás acerta com meia Giovanni, campeão mundial pelo Corinthians em 2012" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 December 2017.
- "Empresário confirma acerto do Coritiba com o meia Giovanni, ex-Goiás" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2019.
- "Goiás campeão em jogo com paralisação, expulsões e muita chuva" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Sportiva. 8 April 2018.
External links
- Player profile (in Portuguese)
- Giovanni Piccolomo at Soccerway
- Giovanni Piccolomo at WorldFootball.net
